20 May 2022 "As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever. Psalm 125:2 In this CUFI Weekly Review Russia fires at Israeli planes over Syria; Iran getting close to nuclear bomb; UK calls for investigation over journalist's death; CUFI Prayer Russian military shoots missiles at Israeli jets over Syria For the first time, Russian forces based in Syria have fired S-300 missiles at Israeli jets as they flew over Syrian territory. Israel’s jets were able to avoid danger, but this could signal a significant shift in Moscow’s attitudes towards Israel. Click here to read Share or comment Israel warns that Iran is “a few weeks” away from sufficient material for nuclear bomb Israel’s minister of defense has said the cost of dealing with Iran is higher now than a year ago, but less than it will be in a year, adding that Iran is just a “few weeks” from being able to make a nuclear bomb. In an important speech, Benny Gantz revealed to Iran that Israel knows exactly where the Iranians are building a new underground site for a thousand new centrifuges, what Iran has developed, and how long it is going to take the Iranians to prepare  – effectively putting Iran on notice. Click here to read Share or comment Iran is filling vacuum left by Russia in Syria, warns Jordanian king Iran and its proxies are filling a vacuum left by Russia in southern Syria, the king of Jordan said in an interview this week, saying that it could result in an escalation of problems at Jordan’s border with Syria. It comes after reports that Russia was withdrawing its forces from Syria to bolster its forces in Ukraine, according to the Moscow Times. According to a separate report, the now-abandoned bases have been transferred to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards Corps. Click here to read